0 (of light or a shiny surface) to shine repeatedly strongly then weakly, as if flashing on and off very quickly:
1 an act of twinkling:
He was holding the phone with a mischievous twinkle in his eye (= expression of amusement).
2 (of light) to shine brightly and then less brightly, as if quickly flashing on and off:
3 a flash of light, shining brightly and then less brightly:
A nearly celestial ceiling actually had machine generated clouds and points of light that twinkled like stars.
The light of the half-moon, twinkling in the dark sky, lengthened the shadows of the figures squatting on the roofs.
Twinkling stars and drifting clouds travel across the domed ceiling.
The slowest components of these fluctuations are visible as twinkling (also called scintillation).
Lashings of jazzy brass, twinkling piano and rumbling bass hears them picking up almost exactly where they left off.
The song plods and twinkles in equal measure.
Twinkling red lights are thought to attract the small fish eaten by these siphonophores.
Minutes later, the camper saw two twinkles descend into mountains perceived to be nearby.
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